U+1235E "𒍞" Cuneiform Sign Za Tenu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒍞
U+1235E "𒍞" Cuneiform Sign Za Tenu is a specific glyph from the ancient Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a variant of the sign "ZA" distinguished by the addition of a "tenû" marker, meaning it includes a phonetic or diacritical oblique wedge stroke that modifies its reading or usage. Found in the Sumero-Akkadian Cuneiform block of the Unicode Standard, this character is typically employed in transliterations of clay tablet texts to denote a nuanced pronunciation or grammatical function, reflecting the scribal conventions of Mesopotamian writing systems from the third to first millennia BCE.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1235E |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Za Tenu |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒍞 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒍞 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8D 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDF5E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001235E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udf5e |